The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is rather less activity to-day in discount circles, and the rates remain unchanged. An important undertaking is the Provincial Bank ing Corporation with a capital of £2,000,000 in 40,000 shares, half to be first issued, of which 10,000 have been; already subscribed, and the guns tation on the Stock Exchange to-day is 3to 4 prem. The direction is highly influential, and very remu nerative results are expected from the purchase of Country establishments, and their development on t he joint-stosk principle. The directors do not propoee to transact business in London. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under:-- 1864. 1863. Great Western £61,159 £57,553 North-Westem South- Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern 30,705 29,927 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire... 37,320 32,080 Bristol and Exeter North-Eastern 68,280 52,779 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,953 15,614 North British Great South-Western of Ireland 9,586 9,280 These returns, compared with those of the same period of last year, show some very favourable feet. tures. On the Great Western there is an increase of £3,606 ; the North Western, of £8,390; the South Western, of £494; the Brighton, of £1,897 the Midland, of £4,225 ; the South Eastern, of £778 ; the Great Northern, of £2,377 ; the Lanca cashire and Yorkshire, of £5,240 ; the Bristol and Exeter, of £l6l ; the North Eastern, of £5,501 the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £339 the North British, of £903; and the Great Southern and Western of Ireland, of £306. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Renter were 661'. 95c. Flat. There is an increased degree of heaviness to-day in the market for the English Funds, severalspecu lative sales having led to a decline of 8 per cent. Console therefore are 911 1 for money and the sth proximo. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891- ; June Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 4s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 105 1 ; and Enfaced 4 per Cents., 94 ii t ; the Debentures, 1866, are marked 999. Foreign Stocks exhibited depression, and there is Very little animation. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, 711 72; do., Consolides, 52: 9 ; Mexican, 459 ; do., New, par 1 prem. ; Greek, 241 25; do., Coupons, 111 3 ; Spanish Passive, 359 36; do., Certificates, 12 11 8 Portuguese, 48i d ; and Confederate Loan, 58 60. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, although prices in several instances show an upward tendency.. Metropolitan and North Eastern (Berwick), have improved £1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; Midland, 10s. ; and South Eastern, ss. ; while Brighton have de clined ss. ; and North Western, 55. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there is very little change. Bank and Miscellaneous. Shares are in fair re quest, and generally supp9rt previous rates. The following are the current quotations for some of the principal new projects :—Provincial Bank ing Corporation, 3 to 4 prem. ; International Con tract Company, 11 21 prem. ; Telegraph Construc tion, 1i 11 Iprem. ; International Land Credit, 2s. prem. ; Sabloniere Foreign Hotel, 1i 2,1- prem. ; North Australian Company, 1 i prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.. GOTEUNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols .................. 911 Ditto Account, Mays .............. 9t per Cent. Reduced .................. 911 New 3 per Cent. ...... . ............... 891 1 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891... ......... Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1573......... -- Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 188.. 14 9.16 Ditto for 30 yrs, ex pire sth April 0 , 1885. Ditto (Red Sea' Telegraph), Aug. 1908. March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, & 3 per Cent. 6 4 9 dis Ditto £5OO ... - ..... . • Ditto £lOO and E. chi ...... Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct. .......... Date Account ...................... GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874.... Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 . ...... . 1051 5 Ditto Account. ..................... Ditto 4 per Cent.,',Oct, 1888 .......... Do Certificates ................ Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent...... 941 Ditto 5 per Cent. , Jan. 1872 .......... Ditto 51 per Cent. , Ma y , 1879 ll2l Ditt o Debentures, 4 ,per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 991 di e Ditto Bonds £l, OOO .................. Ditto under £1, 000 .. ................ FOR EIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 .............. Brazilian 5 per Cent ....... • ........... Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-68-60 A ...... 90 Ditto 1863........••••• • 1863.............. 871 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .............. Ditto Account ................. . Ditto, £101) Bonds per Cent _. Chilian Ditto 41 pel Cent ..................... 83f Colombian 6 per Cent .............. 78 91 81 Cuba, 6 per Cent. .................... Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 -Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent Eivptian 7 per Cent — ‘itto, Second Issue . . .....• Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 24f Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 45i f 1 Mexican 3 per Cent 4st Ditto Account Moorish Imperial . per Cent New G ra nada Ditto 2 per Cen — Cen t .....•••••.•.•.•••• Ditto Deferred ....... . — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per C ent........... e Ditto A c count ... . ....... •_ Ditto 3 per Cent. .. ........... — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account —' Portuguese 8 per Cent., 1853 4Bl Ditto Account ................... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9,. '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid. ........ —pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, bt Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 - Ditto 3 1859 ............. — Ditto 5 p e r Cent p e r Cent, 1862 B9 81 S ar di n ian 6 per Cent B6 Ditto Account. ....... e — _.Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto Account ............. 531 Ditto New Deferre d Ditto Arco — Ditto Passive .......... 35/ Ditto Account .............. . 36 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l2f Ditto Account S we dish, 4 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cen t. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto 6 pet Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds 721 Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela 3 pe r Cent. Ditt o Account .......... Ditto 6 per Cent., 18 62 ............ Ditto Account Ditto 11 p e r Cent Dividends on the above payable in Load ,n. Bx Austrian, 5 per Cent,' .10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil.. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 5 ....... .. . Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2 francs Ditto Account ............. Pielmontese 5 per Cent., Ex. 2 5 f Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ba. 4s. TWO O'CLOCK. 91a Consols Money O ••• 91 Ditto Account.... • MARSEILLES, April 26.—Letters froat Rome of the 23d state that an English banquet has taken place in honour of Shakspere, but without any political character. The Emperor of Mexico has decorated Cardinal Antonelli and different other personages. A woman named Mace, born in 1763, and now aged 101 years, is living at Gros-Caillou. She is the Widow of a soldier of the Guard under Louis XVI., and who fought later at Marengo and the Pyramids. An only child was born of this marriage —a daugh. ter, now a widow, aged 70. This latter does wash ing, and supports her mother. The latter still pre serves all her faculties; her legs have, however, become weak. A COSTLY CANARY.—The Lyttelton 2inzes (Australian paper) says that, at a sale by auction there th e other day, a canary bird realised the eztraordiusry price of £l7 110. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Closing Business share Railways. I Pail: p r i ce . done. t&14.1 ►9.18.1' L 2.10 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. 1 ftst.,Sleaf.,and:did.t.;‘). Bristol and .... cork and Bandon Oornwail A eta no div Oo A Do. 13 till Cp c.p an. has been paid to B. Dublin & Pelte.st June. Dun,,Perthok kb. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow.l tilazg. and S. Western.; Great Eastern, Ord. stk 15ft.t-c;--XetoCk .....•I Ditto Ea.st Luigli an si GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock Do Bdo ........ ... • Gt. S. and W. of Irelan Great Western ....... . Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire w Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lou., iiright.ot S. Coact Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou. & Nor' h Western Lou. & Sw.th Western Ilan., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do I chares... ..... Alctropolitan Midland Do New Do Birmtng. As Derby Aid. (it. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Ind liert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchas( Do Lecde Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New ..... North Staffordshire N. and S. W. J unction Scottish Central Scot. N. K, Aber. stool, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo: Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun S taines, Wok.,and Wok ,Stockton dt Darlington Do Do New, 1886 Taff Vale.... • ..—.• • • • Do B Do C . .. Ulster Do Do Vale of Neatb. Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford dc Kilkenny West Cornwail W. Hartlepool HarAR West Midland ----Oxiorpor d Do Newport Do Here! ord a 81 1 9 83 65 118 119 6i 7 35 37 18 17 10F too 17i a Gi 7i 1281 Vail 1.3 i 137 I'3l 91 93 65 653 not not 66 67 101 103 42 43 110 11l 98 99 54 55 1141 )15# 1301 131 100 all all all all 100 100 100 I 1&13.4 100 IC2 51i 52i 24i t 5 1001 1011 j noi 11 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing -b art- Railways PEd. Price. Business don, lie Atlantic &St Lf)INT6 , :I all 59 61 sk Bom.,Baroda3c.Centlno luu 1011102} Gu. 5 per cont. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares .:.04 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 01 10 Da. Preference ...• all 13i 9i 00 j Buflalo,Brznt,&Godricli 100 77 82 5 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187‘, 00 Do. do. July 1 , 1870 100 77 S 8 100 Do. do. Juin.; 1, , 100 77 82 st Clcutta.s S. Ea,,tu. 1. 100 110 102 st Cape Town & Dock Scril 100 92 101 tocl,. Eastn. Bengal gu. D p lou 163 3 / 4 104 i suck East Indian. gu. sp. c lOO 104 205 101 20 Do. do. U Ext l5 1 1 0 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 1011 20 20 3 / 4 20/ 10C Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 72 74 100 Do. no. deferred all 6 1 63 100 Do. 2d 1 ;el. Bonds all 62 64 100 Do. Go. deferred...— all 51 63 100 Do. 3d P cf. stock 100 Do. do. delerred all 40 42 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stook all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 06 dook GLlndlarenni.gua.sp.o 100 103 104 1031 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 11 1 Do. January, 1862 Stock Gt. South.of India(Lim guar anteed 5 per cent. too 102 103 20i Gt. W. olCanadaShares all 101 10 3 / 4 201 Do. Nov 18 10f 101 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 94 95 100 Do. 5 3 / 4 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 83 85 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 fp s took Madras guar., sp. 0. stook Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 9 5 • 7 s tock DC. lA do lOO 90 9: 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock M e lb.Corp. 6p. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. all 58 63 100 Do. 7p. C. Mort — . Ms. all 10 Newßr tn7swiok & Can& Class A and B a ll 3 5 ill.C'dati po Ist f bds 100 82 T 4 4tock Scinde ..•• 100 102 103 stock Do. Delhi 'loo 101 10e SO Do. do . 2 p fp st Do. Punjaub .... (a all 101 102 Do. Do. ....... g„s• ,100 stook Do. Indus. St. Flo.) COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. OV, p.e.J a. aJ 1877-04 ....—........ ICO 103 105 1033 / 4 41 ' p. c. Feb. & Atli,. 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c•Mar.& Sept. 100 1(2 104 Do. sp. c. Jan.&.fuly. 10i 90 02 901 Do. 5 Ins.ctilmi stock 100 89 91 Cape G.hoe, 6 p c,1873 100 106 108 Do. Ap p & Oct. 1380 100 107 109 Do. 1891 100 118 110 Do. Jar. & ;,uiy, 2891.. 103 11 0 112 'Ceylon. ; r0v.1878 6n c 100 112 114 iMautidus 6 per cen*. .. 100 106 108 Natal C 3V. 0. per cant.. 130 1(6 108 1N.8.G0v.6p,c.Ja.&,10,3, 100 102 104 IDo. 6p. o•Ap. & Oct. 100 - S.W. Gov. 5 p 1861 100 991 100 3 / 4 Do. sp. c.,18,2 to 1670 100 99 10) Do. d0.,1 886 &upwdt 100 99 100 100 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 100 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 187 5 . lO 100 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - ,8. Aus (.10p.e.167;.& up.. 100 110 112 - INflo.Gov. 6p.c. Ja...tJuly 100 Ilia io Gma An.&00.. 100 108 109 1108 BRITISH. MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 Clifford Amalgamated 30 32 Devon Cons. (Ta o ist ) 1 550 660 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 65 68 East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ....... %AM 301 311 _-Nast Cara Brea. E. Ar'l Russel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 3/ 41 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 58 1 7 9 Great South Tolgus lis 2 k 31 G. Wheal Vor (Idelgton 40 32 34 .—Grenville 8.13.! 10 101 Derv:Ps-loot 8.12 86 38 Fli n gston Downs 4.18.0 3i 4 Lady Bertha !dargrret (Oily Lelant 18 20 M a rke Valley. 4 Myndy iron Ore (Lim : 2/ 14 05 d New Setwa l9l 85 - • North Downs 2l 11 14 N.Wh't Basset( lll o4an 3.1.0 12 24 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze); l'rovidenoe(Uny Leli a.) 10.6.7 41 43 South Cara d on (St.Cl eer , 11 450 470 47 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — S.Wheal Fran. 18.18.9 40 50 Stray Park ramar Silv.&. Lead Min. rin Croft 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) ll 9 10 C: radon (LiskeariT 5 19 21 West Seton Wh ee l Basset (Mogan) 5/ 90 95 Wh ea l Buller(tiedruth) 10 3 5 40 W heal Kitty (1.1.1,e1R111) 2.0.6 WhealLedcott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 111 121 Wheal Teton 5Bl /1971 2 02 4 Wh ea l Treiawney (Lis.) 7 2 t 24 Wh e al Union 3 .17 21 24 PREFERENCE SHARES. North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 4i per cent., red., lul LINES LEASED Al' FIXED lINNTALS Buckinghamshire , Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 94 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 92 B a hia and San Francisco atm.) gua. 7 per cent., 16 Sambre and Meuse, 8k 56 67 89 90 128 131 14 2 i P 77 79 11} 121 123 54 G 6 33 35 00i 01 'lO3 105 8 9 ::61 374 94 10 8 8 165 17u6 F 5 7 3 96 03 FOREIGN MINES. Alamillos, limited,i c Y u d anam utana of S. Australia, Um., 3 BANKS. Alliance (lim.), 63 Ditto, new, 55 Anglo Austrian, 71 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11 English and Irish, lira., if European Bank, lira., 13i Imperial. Ottoman, 2.k London Joint Stock, ld London and Northern, Urn., 231 London and %% estminster, 94 3} Merchant Bank, lira,, 22 Mexican, lira., 61 National Provincial of England, 155 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lin, 11 iISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira.. 3k Ceylon Compau - i, .11 Commercial I,:nion Insurance, 7i Credit Me oilier, 9 Gen. 'redit and Finance of London, Um., 10 Sti ‘ . eneral Steam Navigation, 27 Hudson's Bay, 20 1 Imperial Financial, Rm., 10i International Financial Society, lim., 12 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour„ 7i Joint Stock Discount,:lim., 7k London Financial Association, lira., Ditto, new, 161 Mercanti le Discount Company, lira., 14 Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., 4i 5 The Price of Gold. - The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mule pm., an d th e short exchang e on London is 25.171 per £1 sterling. QM comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than London. By advices fromilamburg the price of gold is 4231 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4 per £1 sterling. Stan d ar d gold at the En g lish Mint p rice is, therefore, rather more than I.loth per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg. rho course of exchange at New York on London for bills 60 days' sight is about 162 per cent., and the premium on gold is about to per cent. At those rates Owe is no prat ea the importatiouoi gold from the United States. THE SUI, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1864. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE, THIS DAY. BELFAST IMPROVLIENT (No. 2) BILL. A scene of the utmost excitement, one altogether without precedent, occurred this morning in the committee-room No. 8, of the House of Parliament, in which the Belfast Improvement Bill was being considered. For the last fort night the subject has been in progress, Mr. Johns being the solicitor for the promoters and Mr. Ray for the ratepayers. Some questions arose yesterday relative to a list of witnesses being furnisted, and this having been complied with, Mr. Ray was asked to hand in a list cf the witnesses he pro- poq2d to examine. Mr, RAY said his list would contain more than 100 wit nesses, ;but !he did not bind himself to call the whole ; if he could not defeat the bill without going through the entire lot, he should do CO. The CHAIRMAN' ordered the committee room to be cleared, as they would not hear Mr. Ray further, his manner being highly discourteous. Mr. RAY was about to proce:.d with his examination, when The Cif/MIKAN Of the committee informed him they had come to their decision, and that was that he should leave the room. Mr, RAY then said it was his decision to remain in spite of the committee; and, further, that nothing should make him submit to it. Upon this Mr. Gaskill, the chairman, ordered the officers of the house to be sent for, in order that Mr. Ray might be taken from the room, and in a few minutes four or five policemen made their appearance, when, with the loudest protestations against the illegality of his arrest, Mr. Ray threw himself on the ground and resisted his expulsion in the most determined manner. The efforts of the police were for some time quite useless, as Mr. Ray had succeeded in grasping the barriers of the room, and all attempts to make him loose his hold were use less. The constables continued pulling, while Mr. Ray, in the most excited manner, violently exclaimed against all capture except by the sergeant.at -arms. Eventually a most determined effort was made by the constables, and, with the utmost difficulty, and despite the most determined struggling, the offender was dragged from the room. The committee immediately adjourned until to-morrow. The greatest confusion was created in the lobby of the house by such an uproarious proceeding, and it was some time before the usual quiet of the place was restored in consequence of the obstruction occasioned by the groups of idlers who kept assembling in small parties to relate the occurrence to every enquirer. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and Justices Black burn, Mellor, and Shee. GLOVER V. DUSSON AND OTHERS. Mr moved for a rule calling the plaintiff, Sergeant Glover, to show cause why the writ of summons, the copy and service therec f, and all proceedings should not be set aside on the ground that such writ of summons did not come within the meaning of the Common Law Pro. cedure Act of 1852, and that the plaintiff should pay all costs of the application. The action is brought by the plaintiff against the defendants, Julien Henri Busson and Fanny his wife, Colas de la Moire and Merit) de la Moire his wife, the female defendants being the daughters of the late M. Billault, Minister of France, and the alleged cause of action being for services rendered by him under con tract with the Comte Persigny, the then French Minister in this country, and M. Billault, to write and publish cer tain articles in a newspaper of which he (tbe plaintiff) was then proprietor (the Morning Chronicle), and the ground of the application was that the defendants were not the executors of the late M. Billault, that they possessed no assets belonging to his estate in England, and that no contract was ever entered into in this country between the plaintiff and the late deceased gentle• man ; that the defendants, being French subjects, could not be sued under any alleged contract between the plaintiff and M. Billault. Tho learned counsel, in sup• port of his application, cited several cases to show that the contract must have arisen in this country to enable the plaintiff to issue a writ under the Common Law Procedure Act. The case has been several times before Mr. Justice Crompton and Mr. Justice Mellor at Chambers, the first application being made in January last, and from time to time adjourned, at the request of the plaintiff until the first week in March when Mr. Justice Mellor refused to come to this court. The Lord Chief Justice with other judges concurred that Vlore ought, upon the authority of the cases cited, to be a rule to set aside the writ and all proceedings thereon. Rule niei accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELTY TO 1101SES.—Joseph Hudson, general dealer, of 14, Bromwell-road, Clapham, was charged at the instance of Mr William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelly ill-treat ing and torturing a horse by working it in an unfit state. George Smith, one of the officers of the society, said that while in Charles-street, Berkeley square, in company with another officer of the society, he saw the defendant driving a horse attached to a cart laden with grease tubs. The horse was lame in one of its forelegs, which was so bent over that every step it took it dragged on the ground, and the poor animal seemed in great agony, and several of the passers by cried " shame " on seeing its condition. On spoaking to . the defendant about the horse ho said that he had brought it from Clapham, and that he would not have brought it cut, but that they were pressed for horses. The defendant said that he had worked the horse in the sAme condition for seven years. Smith' said that could not be true, as some of the society's officers Faust have scan it. The magistrate said it was a thatneful and disgusting thing to work a horse in such a state, and fined the defend ant 405., or a month's impthonn:ent in de:ault. Francis flatten, a farmer at Hendon, attended to answer the complaint of Mr. William Love, chief officer of the Ruyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of causing or procuring to bo cruelly ill-treated or tortured, one of his horses. Mr. Love said a boy wa3 charged at this court a few days ago with cruelty to the horse in working it while in art unfit condition, and the case was then adjourned that the owner might bo proceeded against for sanding the horse out while unfit for work. Smith, one of the society's officers, proved seeing the defendant's bay driving two horses attached to a wash cart —a heavy vehicle. He stopped the horses, and under the saddle of cne of thorn he found a large wound. There was a sack under the saddle, which was pressed into the wound and saturated with the discharge. He asked the boy who the horse belonged to, and he said to Mr Hatton, farmer, at Hendon, and that he was going to a distillery at Pimlico for 150 gallons of wash. The boy also stated that his brother put tho saddle on the horse. He then took the boy into custody, and had since seen Mr Hatton, who admitted the horse was his, but it had fallen down and hurt its back. It was a poor old horse, and very small. Young, another officer of the society, corroborated, and said*the wound was three inches long. The defendant was fined lOs and costs, and the boy was discharged. A RETURNED CONVICT AT WORK AGAIN.—Eliza M'Donald and Joseph Grives, said to be husband and wife, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a watch valued at £5 and some money from the person of Mr. Ad am M'Kinlay, civil engineer, 34, Charles-street, St. John's wood, Robert Morrell, 135 E, said—This morning, about half past one, I was at the corner of John-street and Goodge street when I saw the female by the side of a man who was lying on the ground. As soon as I went up the female tried to get away, but thinking there was something wrong I detained her, and then asked the man whether he had lost anything, and the man, who was very drunk, said " Watch, watch." Some men then got round me, and I told them to stand back, but the male prisoner persisted in getting close up, and I saw the female pass a watch to the male prisoner, but the latter, no doubt finding he was observed, dropped the watch isamediately. Mr Knox—ls the men who was drunk here. Morrell—He is. The male prisoner then got away, but the watch was picked up and given to me. I then took the female and the drunken man to the station, and gave information, and afterwards the male prisoner was taken into custody. On the female being searched at the station a sovereign was found in her hand, and some silver in her pocket. On the way to the station ehe said that if I let her go ehe would put two or three good cases into my hand. Wm. Tooley, 169 B—From information I received from Morrell, I went into George-street, near the station, and saw the male prisoner coming towards me. As soon as he saw me he turned round and set to running. After a sharp chase, I stopped him, when ho said, " I am innocent this time—l was not with the woman." I then took him to the station. Adam APKinlay, of 34, Charles-street, Sr, John'p-wood —The watch is my property. I had it safe last night, but don't recollect anything more about it, or whether I fell down. I also had a sovereign and some silver in my pus • session. Sergeant Shore, 11 F—l believe the female is the male prisoner's wife. lie is a returned transport, having been sentenced to seven years'• punishment. A female with whom the prisoner has also lived is now undergoing fifteen months' imprisonment. Both prisoners have also been in prison for unlawful possession of a watch. Mr. Knox committed both the prisoners for trial. WESTMINSTER. CURIOUS CASE OF BIGAMY.—A very respectable-look ing middle aged man, named,lienry Gayton, was charged with bigamy under very curious circumstances. Botli wives were present; the first is an ordinary-looking rutaate aged person, the tlecoud, a showy-looking young woman, about 22 or 23 years of age. George Thomas Collingbourne sworn—l am a cheese monger at 13, Grafton-street, ioho. I was present at the marriage of the prisoner with his first wife. Her name was Jane Froud. The marriage took place on the 25th of Dec,, 1855, at St. James's, in the Euston-road. The second wife now stood forward and said—My name is Louisa Pearson. I am single. I believe I have been married to the prisoner. He is my husband. I was mar ried to him on the 6th of last February at St. Michael's place, Eaton-square. Mr. Smith, for the prisoner—How were you married, by banns or license F Witness—By license, Mr. Smith—You know ho was already married when you married him. Second Wife—l understood so. Mr. Smith—How ? Second Wife—l heard it from his friends, several of whom told me be was married ; but I did not know it as a certainty from them. Mr. Smith—The prisoner made a communication to you himself before he was married. Second Wife—Yes—he said I had heard what ho was, and I said I had, and had asked him if his wife was living, and he said she was. Mr. Selfe—And you married him after that? Second Wife—l did. Mr. Smith—You do not prosecute in this case ? Second Wife—l cla not. Mr. Selfe—ls there evidence of the first wife being alive at the time of the second marriage ? Mr. Lewis (wbo attended for the prosecution)—She is now here. It is at her instigation the prisoner is given into custody and now pro,ecuted. Sergeant Ruddy, 2 B—l took the prisoner into custody last night, and told him the charge was bigamy. Ho ad mitted it. He said an agreement had been drawn up be tween himself and first wife to separate, and he intended to have got a divorce. Mr. Smith—The prison er settled someproperty up on his first wife and they sep arated ; and the second wife cannot com plain of any deception, for ho told her he was married , She r h i no s a o s ne r wascomprleami n a t n t d o ed mak e against him. Prisoner THANIEs. Mr. Partridge disposed of the four night charges this morning in a few minutes, There were two from the K division and two from the II division. Mr. Partridge asked Inspector Holloway, of the H division, how ho accounted for the quiet state of the district. There was only one charge from the II division yesterday, and very few from the K division. The Inspector replied there were but few ships up lately, and not many sailors in the port. Another reason for a diminution of crime in the 11 division was the re moval of a great par t of Rosemary-lane, and the dispersion of the people to other quarters, in con sequence of the construction of the no* extension rail way from the Blackwall line to the London Dock. M arga ret Tulle)? and Eleanor Swe en ey, two hard drink ing Irishwomen, were charged with stealing a pint pot from theShO Cable-street, St. Shovel public house, G th eT e orh ß gee l !ip e rl A othn n ee e .r h Est. s o aw r c p r u o public u h d ou i s n e, No. 5, intoxicated. Sweeny dropped the pot from her parson. The otheeprisoner said she picked it up in the "Shovel," that she gave it to the waiter, who would not receive it, and then handed it to Mrs. Tulley: Mr. Partridge sentenced the prisoners to 21 days' im prisonment and hard labour. The magistrate then preceeded with the hearing of the summonses, 21 in number, which aro likely to occupy him for the remainder of the day. There aro also several re mands. A now contemporary, The Owl, announces that it is intended to confer the Garter on the Marquis of Ailes bury, and that the House of Lords is about to receive an accession in the person of Lord Ockhatu, who has vindi cated before the Peers his right to be considered the lawful inheritor of the Barony of Wentworth. GARIBALDI AND MAIIINI.—In regard to the Record's assertion yesterday, that Garibaldi never used the words in which he is said at a festive meeting to have called Mazzini his "friend and teacher," it will be sufficient to remark that, in respect to the occasion referred to (the luncheon given to Garibaldi on the 17th inst., at Teddington, by M. Hann), in the last number of M. Heizen's own journal, Id Cloch m e, es w i e eu f n i e n ri d an th n o ee s o p ; ec i c e h r ii i the General reported verbatim in the original French, The a g s u p i t a ra er tions, j'ai oherche un homme following is the passage in question:—" Quand j'etais jeune homme, je Vol trouve ; qui VV. me conse g i ti ll e or de e s t qui a soif cherche Natl. Cet lui scul a conserve to feu sacre, lui e c t h g er tl e e h i : If : va t i m s e l' homme seal Vemilointlit ami, plaintoutandd le , a m m mond epour e dormait.n ay eo pays, plain totlj de oura d6vouement pour la cause do la libert6. Cot horame, c'est noon ami Joseph Mazzini, A noon maitre!" COURT OF DIVORCE. 'Before tho Judge Ordinary, Baron Channal, and Juq:pa Keating,) FITZGERALD V. FITZGERALD. In the first instance an application was made to the court by the wife for dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty and adultery by her husband, Major Fitzgerald. 1 he trial lasted considerable time, but resulted in the refusal of the learned judge to grant the decree, as the jury found for the respondent on both the issues. An application was afterwards made to the judge-ordinary for a rule for a new trial, which he refused, and the case now came before the court as an appeal from that decision. Sir F. Kelly, who appeared for the appellant, said he founded his application for a new trial on the ground that the finding of the jury was against the evidence, and that new and material evidence had been found, &c. The argu ment of the learned counsel, which c3mmenced yesterday, was resumed this morning- The Court refused the application. MARKETS—This Day. BIARK-LAN. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 393 7d ; barley, 3ls ld ; oats, 193 9d ; rye, 29s Od ; beans, 32s 7ct ; and peas, 32s Id. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES.—Wheat, 39s 11d ; barley, 31s Od ; oats, 198 2d ; rye, 29s 1d ; beans, 32s 8d ; peas, 32s 7d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 101,654; barley, 31,617; oats, 9,200; rye, 35; beans, 4,959; peas, 750 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market was only moderate. Good and prime breeds commanded a steady sale, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per Bibs, the best Scots having realised 5s per Ms, but inferior stock ruled inactive at late rates, Sheep, the show of which was by no means extensive, were very firm, at 2d per 81bs more money. Downs, in the wool. sold at 6s 2d ; out of the wool, 5s per 81bs. The inquiry for lambs was inactive, at from 6s 4d to 7s Si per Bibs. There was a fair supply in the peny. Calves woved cif slowly, at a decline of 2d per Bibs. The top figure was 5s 4d. Pigs and railch cows were heavy, at late rate. Per 81bs.to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. a. d. s. d. Crso. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 6 5 10 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme.S'thdown d 0.6 0 6 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Largo orse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prune Sects, otc. 4 10 5 2 Prime small do 5 2 5 4 Crse. ez inf. sheep 3 10 4 6 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 410 5 4 Small porkers , 4 2 4 6 Lambs... .Gs 4d to 7s Bd. Suckling calves, 16s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each. TOTAL. SUPPLY. Beasts .... Cows l2O Sheep and lambs 5,620 Calves Pigs 270 FOREIGN 1317FFLT. Beasts 322 Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs — ME AT MARKETS. DIMWIT' AND LEADENHALL.—Theso markets are less extensively supplied with meat, and the demand is firmer, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3.3 10d to os ; lamb, 68 4d to 7a 4d; veal, 45 Od to 48 8d ; and pork, 38 4d to 4s Sd per Sibs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 27.—Our market was m)derately with stock, and the trade, generally, ruled steady, as follows Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d; mutton, 38 10d to 6s Od ; 6s 4d to 7s 4d; veal, 4s 63 to as 4d; and pork, 33 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, April 27.—Prime stock changed hands steadily, otherwise the trade generally was heavy, at our quotations :—BW, from 3s 4d to 45 10d ; mutton, 3s Sri to 6s Od ; lamb, 68 8 d to 7s 6d ; veal, 4-.15 6d to .5s 4d ; and pork, 3s Sd to 45 6d per 81bs ' • suc kli n g calves, 14s to 21 s ; quarter - old s tore p i g s, 208 to. 265; and milch cows, £l6 to £lB lOs each. lIAY MARK STS. SMITHFIELD.-11.1eadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 4s to SI 153 per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLA.ND..—Meadow hay, £3 03 to fl 15s Od ; clover, £4 Os to f 5 153 Od; and straw, 11 Os to 153 per load. Supply moderate. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lsa ; clover £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 63 to 13s per load, Trade steady. THE PITMEN'S STRIKE IN THE NOIITIL—AS there is no prospect of the strike on Seghill Colliery, in Northumberland, being speedily terminated, the men hav jug last week declined the arbitration of Mr Potter, a neighbouring colliery owner, the Messrs. Laycock, the owner of the colliery, evicted some of the families of the men on strike on Monday, and it is probable that the owners will proceed to take possession of more of the cottages shortly. H.R.H. THE Due D'AUMALE has consented to preside at the annual festival of the National Orphan Homo, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey, which takes place at the I Star and Garter, Richmond, on the 26th of May, SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, April 28.—Wind this day at noon—North- Eastel ly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. CLYDE, April 27.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—City of Foo chow, for Bombay. NEWPORT, April 27.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Margaret Falconer, for St. Thomas, Orr FALMOUTH, April 26.—Wind E.—Arrived—Talbot, from Calcutta. SWANSEA, April 27.—Wind E,—Sailed—Northumber land, for Singapore. CARDIFF, April 27,—Wind N.W.--Sailed--Conrad, for rio Janeiro. Orr KINSA.L, April 26,—Arrived-- Belmont, from Cal cutta for Livcrpcol. BY ELECTRIC TEI,EGRAPII. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Argyll, steamer, from Carentan; Havre, steamer, frini Havre. Sailed—Henry, for Archangel. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND Thursday Morning. Arrived, Apr il27 , —Surprise, from Guernsey—Clarendon, from Harlingen, Arrived, April 28—Ronian, from Dantsic—Emily, from Landscona—John Gray, from Faro—Secret, from Osker ham—Three Sisters, from llorsens—Anna Helena, from Porto Ric), Sailed, April 28—Temora, steamer, for Memel•---Seine et Tamise, steamer, for Paris—Seine,steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Frederick, from Sutherland, for Barcelona — Sabina, from Dundee, for Shanghai—Ocean Land, screw steamer, from the west, for the north. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Very firm. Sales, about 10,000 bales. Imports, 5,293 bales ; Previously, 12,669, The Imperial Court of France has just heard an appeal fram a judgment of the Civil Tribunal in an action brought by M. Reutlinger, a photographer, against M. Millaud, Director of the Societe Im mobiliere, under the following circumstances. For some yearn past, Rutlinger hes cceupird an apartment in the Maiscn Frascati, at the corner of the Rue Richelieu and the Boulevard Mont martre, belonging to the Societe Immobiliere, the director of which in the lease to M. Rent linger engaged that no part of the house should be let to any other photographer. Part of the entresol of the house was then occupied by M. de Villemessant as offices for his journal, the _Figaro, but was subsequently sublet by him to a hairdresser named Lespes, who allowed a photo grapher named Carj at to exhibit his productions in the vestibule of the apartment, the door of which was always left open so that the photographs could be seen by every person who went upstairs. Reutlinger considered this an in. fringement of the rights conferred by his lease, and commenced proceedings against M. Millaud, to compel him to put an end to the competition on the part of his other tenants. When the case was heard, Villemessant and Lespes maintained that they had a right to ora nament the interior of their apartment in any way they pleased, and that the plaintiff's lease only forbade the exhibition of photographs on the outer walls. The Tribunal, however, considered that the conduct of the defendants interfered with Reut• linger's rights, and condemned MiHand to pay him 600 fr damages and 20fr per day so long as the pho tographs should be exhibited on the entresol. Ville messant and Lespas were also condemned to in demnify Milian& Against that judgment, the defendants now appealed, but the Court, after hearing council, confirmed the former decision, and ordered the appellants to pay all costs, The Civil Tribunal has just tried a case brought by a M. Lesseray, a hairdresser, against M. Thabeuf, a master carpenter, to recover damages laid at 30,000 f. for personal injury received through the negligence of workmen employed by the latter. In August last M. Thabeaf was engaged in fitting up a shop in the Rue Grenelle St. Honore, and contracted with a man named Vidal for laying the boarded floor. While executing this work, a man named Bellanger, employed by the latter imprudently placed a groat quantity of boards against the planks tern. porarily closing the shop front towards the street. The planks gave way under the weight, and the boards fell into the street on M. Lesseray, the plaintiff, passing at the moment, and injured him severely, by breaking two ribs and causing a rupture of the abdominal muscles. In December last, Bollanger, Vidal, and Tha heuf were tried by the Tribunal of Correctional Police for the accident thus caused, and Bel was' sentenced to a fortnight's imprison. ment, and his employer, Vidal, declared respon sible for the law costs and civil damages. The Tribunal dismissed the charge against Thabeuf, on the ground that Bellanger was not his ser vant, but Vidal's, Oa that occasion, M. Les seray did not advance his claims, but he now sued Thabeuf before the Civil Tribunal for 30,000 fr. damagew. It was proved by medical certificates that the plaintiff will be crippled for life by the effects of the accident, and will always be obliged to wear an abdominal truss. The counsel for the defendant argued that his client was not liable, since he had no controul over Bellanger, who was Vidal's workman. On the other hand, it was maintained that Vidal was not a responsible person—that he was only a workman himself, but occasionally contracted for Email jobs, in which he employed others to assist him, and that Thabeut, who supplied the materials, was the only really responsible person. Tho Tribunal took this view of the case, and condemned Thabeuf to pay Lesseray 20,000 f. damages with all costs of suits. A police-agent, named Moricard, yesterday killed with his sword, in the Rue Ste.-Marguerite, a mad dog of the spaniel breed, which had already bitten several other dogs. The commissary of police of the quarter, immediately instituted an inquiry to ascertain the owners of the animals bitten, in order to take measures for preventing dangerous consequences. Several of the principal German residents in Paris have conceived the idea of founding an hospital in the French capital for their poor fel low countrymen residing there. In aid of the subscription for carrying this benevolent plan into execution a fancy fair is to be held on the 2d, 3d, and 4th May next at the Auarian Embassy in the Rue Grenelle, under the patreuage of the Princess de Metternich, Baroness de Stebaoh, Countess de Bohague, Countess de Benkendoff, Countesf Cowley, Countess de Hatzfeld, and other distinguished ladies. INCREASE OF CAPITAL EMBARKED IN BANKS.— The paid-up capital of the banks which aro quoted in the daily share lists amounts, in round numbers, to £26,000,000, and their present market value to £57,000,000, showing the almost incredible increase of £31,000,000 in the value of the capital embarked. THE LONDON FIRE BEIGADES.—A committee meeting of the whole of the members of the Metro politan Board of Works was held yesterday morning at Spring-gardens, to take into consideration the correspon dence between Sir G. Grey, the fire-insurance companies, and the Metropolitan Board, relative to the support of fire brigades. The letters of Sir George Grey were to the effect that it was the wish of the Government to place the fire brigades under the control of the Metropolitan Board, and that the fire insurance companies were willing to contribute 30 per cent. towards the cost of maintaining the establish ment, provided the total maximum to bo paid by them did not exceed £lO,OOO per annum, and that the engines and appliances of the London fire brigades should be made over to the Metropolitan Board free of cost. In addition to a promised contribution from Government, it was also pro posed that a fine should be levied on all cases where chimneys, houses, and other property took fire. In cases where the parties were insured the fines would bo returned to them. The existing cost of maintaining the London Fire Brigade in a state of efficiency was £24,000 per annum ; but in con sequence of extending the area or circuit to more distant metropolitan parishes, it was expected the annual cost would be £50,000, to meet which, after all deductions on account of Government c‘mtributions, fines, &0., a rate of a half penny in the pound would be necessary to be levied upon the parishes included in the area. After a t eneral discus sion upon the merits of the plan, it was resolved that a letter should be written to Sir Geoigo Grey, informing him that the Board approved the scheme, provided the maximum sum of £lO,OOO to be contributed by the fire insurance cow ponies was struck out of the proposed Government Bill, as 30 per cent. on £50,000, the contemplated cost of maintain ing the new establishment, amounted to £15,000. By the amended plan it is therefore proposed that the fire insurance companies shall contribute 30 per cent. on whatever the annual cost of maintaining the establishment shall be. The foregoing is a modification of the plan adopted at, Manchester. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.---Last Evening, The SITAX.ER took the chair at 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. H. A, BRUCE, the new Vice-president of: the Committee of the Privy Council on Education, took the oaths and his seat on his re-election for Merthyr Tydvil. CHURCH RITES CONIMUTATION BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Mr. HADFIELD objected that this was a bill relating to taxation, and ought to be considered in a committee of the whole house by resolution. The SPEAKER, having cited some cases, overruled the objection. Mr. NE WDEG ATE then precede , ' to move the second reading of the bill, which proposes to substitute for church rates an annual charge of 2d in the pound, to be deducted by the tenant on paying his rent, unless he has made an agreement to the contrary. This church charge would be counted into the county and borough rates, and the amount placed in tho hands of the governors of Queen Anne's Bounty as trustees, and to them a ratepayer objecting to a proposed expenditure might appeal, and ultimately to the Lords Justices. But a certain proportion of the ratepayers, with the leave of the vestry, might obtain from the quarter cessions an order exempting the parish from liability to church charge if no church rate had been levied for the last seven years, or if within those years a proposal for a rate has been on three successive occasions rejected on a poll. The bill allowed the 0 - der of exemption to bo revoked on the application of the ratepayers. He was not sanguine of carrying the bill; but he trusted the house would consent to read the bill a second time, when he should move that it be referred to a select committee. Sir C. DOUGLAS objected to dealing with the question of church rates at the present time, because it had been decided by most parties to go to the hustings and fight the question upon the dissolution of the present Parliament. He hoped that if the present Government should be in office on the assembling of the new Parliament they would take up this difficult question and deal with it as a Govern ment measure. He, therefore, moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. SALT supported the second reading of the bill. Mr. Alderman ROSE supported the bill, because he wished to deprive the opponents of church rates of the excuse of keeping up an agitation on the subject. Lord PER:N.IOY opposed the bill, as he believed it was calculated simply to make bad worse. He thought I Churchmen ought to be content to let church rates cease, and to rely, as they might safely do, on the Voluntary prin ciple for the support of the Church. Mr LONG thought the bill a moderate measure honestly proposed to meet the objections raised by Dissenters to pay ohurch rates. He should vote for its second reading. Mr LOCKE said it was extraordinary that the hen• gen tleman who had just resumed his seat should call on the Government to introduce a bill which he and the gentlemen on his side of the house would to a man vote against. (Laughter.) The opinion of the country would be taken on the matter at the next election, and it was a farce for the hon. member for North Warwickshire to bring it forward until the country had expressed its opinion on church rates. He considered it was a waste of time to discuss any other question than the entire abolition of church rates. (Hear, hear.) Ho should vote against the second reading. Lord J. MANNERS was in no fear as to the opinion of the country on the subject of church rates, but he could not think that the bill under discussion would in the least degree satisfy the dissentients on this question ; but giving his hon. friend all the credit he deserved for the trouble he had taken in the Inattir, ho could not bring himself to believe that his bill was calculated in the least degree likely to settle the question. He suggested to his hon. friend to withdraw the bill for the present, in order that before the house pronounced a decision on the subject, the opinion of the country might be taken at the next general election. . Sir C. WOOD concurred in the recommendation of the noble lord for the withdrawal of the bill. Sir R. FERGUSON said he should vote for the second reading of the bill in the hope of putting an end to the bitter contentions that existed upon the question of church rates. The boas° then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it.. Majority against the second reading —lOO BANK NOTES (SCOTLAND) BILL. Sir J. HAY moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to distribute amongst the existing banks that note circulation which was lost by the failure of the Western Bank. Mr. BLACK contended that the bill was altogether un necessary. Ho objected to what he considered tinkering with a great subject, and as to the want of banking accom modation in Scotland, such an assertion was pure moon shine. In England there was a bank for every 14,000 of the population, in Ireland there was one for every '26,000, whilst in Scotland there was one for every 4,000. With respect to free trade in banking, he contended that practically it existed at present, because any person could open a bank if he chose; but by free trade ho supposed it was intended to mean that every bank that was open in Scollaad should hava the power of manu facturing and issuing their own notes without any kind of supervision. He felt certain tho house would agree with him that that was too great an extension of what was called free trade in banking. and therefore he moved that the bill bo read a second time this day six months. Mr. EWING seconded the amendment. Mr. FINDLAY supported the bill, and expressed a hope that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would turn the at tention of his logical mind to the restrictions that at present exist in the extension of commerce in consequence of the state of the laws with respect to banking. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not support the second reading of the bill, and at some length guarded himself from being censured in favour of any particular system with regard to an uniformity of banking for the three kingdoms. He considered the time was fast approaching when our whole monetary system would require consideration. Mr. DlncLor and Sir E. COLEBROOK supported the bill. Mr. K. HODGSON urged the withdrawal of the bill. In the event of a division he should support the amend ment moved of the hon. member for Edinburgh. After a few words from Mr. BUCHANAN and Mr. KIN NA.IItD, Sir J. HAY withdrew tho motion for the second reading. TRESPASS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill. Capta:n ARCIIDALL defended certain expressions he had made use of on a former occasion, which had given umbrage to the police of Ireland. On that occasion he had said that in frequent cases the inspectors and sub-inspectors of police were found out poaching. Ile then read some letters to prove the truth of the assertion. Sir R. PE EL defended the police from accusations brought against them by the hon. and gallant gentleman opposite. lie considered it unfair to introduce the subject at the present. If he brought the motion forward on some other occasion ho should be quite prepared to meet and confute many of his assertions. Mr. BAG WELL objected to the bill altogether as it was a monstrous attack upon the occupiers of the soil in Ireland, and moved that the chairman do now report progress. A short discussion ensued, which was suddenly termi nated by the Chairman vacating his seat at a quarter to a, in accordance with the standing order of the house. FISH TEINDS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. THE UNDER-SECRETARY FOR WAR. Mr. MASSEY brought up the report of the committeo appointed in consequence of the appointment of tho Under- Secretary for War, which stated that the seat of the said under-secretary was not vacated. The house then adjourned. Mrs. Macready will commence a series of her Dramatic Recitals at the Queen's Concert Room, Hanover square, on Tuesday, May 3. The series will terminate with a morning recital, on Saturday, May 28. The pro gramme will bo entirely changed on each occasion. SUICIDE PROM LONDON•BRIDGE.—Last evening Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, held an inquiry at the Lamb Tavern, Dorset-street, Ratcliffe, touching tho death of John Andrews, aged 27, who was alleged to have committed suicide. It appeared from the evidence that de ceased was a butler, and hadd been in the service of Lord Willoughby do Ersby. On the sth inst a man answering his description was seen to jump over the parapet of London bridge into the river. When his body was recovered on Monday there was found in his pocket a letter from Mr. Archibald Campbell declining to employ Andrews in his establishment as he had not been under butler to Lord do Ersby, and had only been a short time in the service of a Mr. Reed. A verdict was returned " That there was no evidence as to how the deceased came into the Thames, wherein ho was found dead." A SISTER OF EDMUND KEAN'S.—OId Wood was a Scotchman—a queer, dry, cynical fellow, who had seen a great deal of the world, and tasted many of its bitters. He carried about with him a huge and bulky volume of his life and adventures, which ho had a great idea of publish ing, and thought that if ho could get it sent to Blackwood' s Magazine, the publishers would pay him handsomely for:it. Mrs. Wood was a sister of the great Edmund Kean's, and she spoke with much bitterness of his neglect of her when he was in the zenith of his popularity, and fortune was showering her favours upon bim. She told me one melan choly story of a period when a London engagement of some importance was offered her while performing at Rotherham. Sho had no money, and could not get to London without it —but she learned that the great Kean was at Sheffield, and a ray of hope dawned upon her. Poor woman I hope flat tered in vain, for, after a weary walk to Sheffield, the great man, instead of helping her, would not even see her. Per haps at this very time he was earning his fifty pounds a night, and his sister could not get as many shillings to carry her to an engagement that might ultimately have crowned her with fortune also, for she had the family talent, and when I saw her the remains of a good actress were still visible.—" Glimpses of Real Life, Theatrical and BoheiniatO SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, BY ELECTRiC TELEGRAPH. NEWMARKET RACES.—TnTs DAY. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Masquerade (taken) 6to 1 bar one (offered) THE DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken) YORK SPRING M: Weights for the Londesbore . specie, added to a handicap s EETING—Mer 10. )ugh Cup, value 100 Bove in, ;takes of 5 Boys each, T.YC. Aee st lb Keeper Neophyte a 8 19 Gemma Walloon Reindeer Boreclia Old Orange Girl Corinth t A'chymist 4 7 10 Miss Armstrong Newmarket Newchurch Flying Fish . . 4 7 6 Soapstone 4 7 4 Amelia Unfashionable Age st lb 4 C 12 1' Venison S'. g u h le C 3 6 rei 1 1:v o Count L 9 Loater . • Cutaway Birkenhead .. Vaterloo Vanessa 3 6 4 Oceola ICoeur de Lion Windham„ •• , 6 0 3 6 2 War D ance ...• • • ° Baktchi Serai 3 6 0 Jeremy Diddler .. 3 6 0 Carolus 3 5 13 Wangle Eye..... 3 5 12 Changeable ...... 3 5 12 Wheldrake .. 3 5 7 Ess 80uquet...... 3 a 7 Beauty Adonbec Amazonian 4 7 0 Cistercian East Lancashire 4 6 12 MANCHESTER MEETING. • WEDNESDAY, MAY 18. Weights for the Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 150 eon, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 nova each. Two miles. Age st lb Limosina Olchninster The Knave Costa Grimstcne 5 8 5 Blithfield K nutsford 6 8 0 Wynnstay 6 8 0 Change Royal Stag Fanfaron Fontenoy Revolver Welcome Donne Canna Double X Ratcatcher .. 4 7 6 Trust 4 7 41 Age et lb Black Deer East Lancashire The Clown Lady of the Isles Cherry Hill Chillie Callum .. •• 3 6 5 Tooi Tooi Man Trap Young Rapid Surat Dr. Rooke 3 6 2 Vauxhall Greville Madcap Faratra ...... •• 3 51 0 Deerstalker ....•• • 3 5 10 Adventurer The Salford Borough Cup of 100 Boys, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 soya each. One mile and a half. Age at lb Twilight Oldminster Despair Change 4 7 12 Fantaron Revolver Double X Trust 4 7 3 King Charming Newcharch .. 4 7 East Lancashire .. 4 6 12 Venison 4 6 12 Age st lb The Clown .. 3 6 10 Persuasion .. 3 6 5 Loafer Cherry Hill Mantrap Surat D w r t . i R t e o h o o k r n e ...... 3 6 0 .. .. 3333 6666 4421 Llangollen .. 3 512 Madcap Faretra RACING FIXTU rRES FOR 1864. AY. Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Blaydon l6 Radclif f e l6 Ju Redditch IG Bath Manchester (Summer Harpenden Epsom 2l r NE. Wye Maidstone Ascot .. Hampton l5 Newton Odiham 13ibury Beverley 22 Stockbridge Chelmsford.. 23 New Forest Hunt 2B Newcastle-on-Tyne Worcester (Summer) Ipswich .. SLY. Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract Abingdon Cambridge .. l2 Liverpool July Stamford l4 Nottingham . l9 Winchester l9 Southampton 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn Goodwood .. 2G Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes 7ltintingdon Wolverhampton ...... 9 Reading Egham Oxford lB SEPT Dover York August 2i Yarmouth Plymouth Lichfield Stocktcn 3O Devon and Exeter Derby :MBER. Weymouth Warwick September 6 Leicester .. 8 Bridgwater Doncaster Brecon .. 19 Richmond Monmouth .... 22 Manchester Autumn .. 23 NewmarketFirst October 27 IBER. Bedford .. 4 Northallerton .. 6 Newmarket Second Oct. 10 NOY Lincoln Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 2l MBER Worcester Autumn .... 1 Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 I Leamin,Tton&Wanilunt 2 IRI, AD A.Y. Springhill 2 Cork Galway Hunt 3, 4 Tullamore Nenagh lO, 11 Tipperary 3O, 31 JUNE. Curragh. - 28, 29, 30 SEPTEMILER. ^ - Cana gh . 6 1 7, 8 OCTOBER.. Curragh lB, 19, 20 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 ROTTEN ROW, as the " Sight of Sights" in all London,—From early morn till dewy eve the Row has a certain complement of visitors, for during certain hours of the day it is most thronged, and its frequenters feel it de rtgueur to be seen there. These hours used to be is the evening, an anteprandial proraenade from half-past five until seven, but some of the leaders of fashion felt that these hours were not sufficiently exclusive—that people from the City, horrible vulgarians engaged in the debasing pursuits of commerce, law, literature, or even trade, might come be tween the wind and their nobility, enjoying themselves after the day's labours were at end. This was too terrific, and must at once be rectified; so the exclusives changed the fashionable time to the two hours preceding lunch, between 12 and two, when all the low persons engaged in getting their daily bread would be confined to their counting-houses, law courts, chambers, desks, or counters, as the case might be; and this rule still continues. So thoroughly has it carried its intention that all the visitors at the "swell time" might now be denizens of the Castle of Indolence. They aro all drones, amcng whom the presence of a working bee is never to be found. There you may see the best types of that great creature tho British " swell "—tall, stalwart, strong-limbed, fair-haired, blue-eyed, soft-bearded, not par ticularly bright, but covering his natural pleasantness with an absurd mask of insouciance. There aro lovely girls, and plain girls who almost approach to prettiness on horseback, so well are their ffpares set off by the trim habit, their faces by the neat chimney-pot hat and Lecoming Search the world through, and you will find nothing like these English Amazons, so healthy, yet so delicately formed, fearless, yet entirely modest, so bright and fresh and happy in her one healthful and natural recreation in the entire round of the season's amusements. Hero they come in broad cavalcades, some eight or ten strong; escorted by hus bands and lovers, brothers and friends, the fresh summer air blowing out of them all the heat and dust and gaseous at mosphere of hot nights' crammed opera or crowded ballroom, and bringing back for the nonce the roses into their cheeks and the light into their eyes—such roses and such light as fade only too quickly under the lite they are leading, and are only renewed by a long course of continual quiet and fresh air. Ah, Mosso° I my foreign friend, these young English ladies constitute our crowning triumph over your Bois! You acknowledge it, I know. Often have I seen you wag your little beard and grind your teeth in an ecstacy of de lighted animation as the cavalcade whirled by you! the cavalcade in such close-fitting dark -blue habits as none but Poole yet have accomplished, and in the coquetry of those chimney-pots and half-veils, which beat the wide-awakes (once tried, but proved failures) into tits 1 Sometimes a n iong these cavalcades aro to be seen children on ponies —p retty little girls with their Shetland's leading-rein in charg e of some steady old family groom ; boys, knickerbockerod and gaitered, galloping along by the side of papa's far- stepping hunter—all riding fearlessly, and thoroughly at home in their saddles, as only, in Europe at least, we English people are.—London Society. THE I)ANIsH-GERMAN W AR. — ELSINORE, April 22.—A full-rigged ship, prize to the Dines, passed this place from northwards to-day. The Gesina Dorothea (Dutch galliot), which vas emb argoe d here on t h e plea of intended breaking of the bl oc k ade, has been re l ease d to day, and proceeds to M eine l. T he Henrietta , f rom New castle for Dantsic, has sa il ed for Meme l , Danteic having April been declared blockad e d, Amsterdam, 23. —I ntelli genes from Stettin of the 21st, rece i ve d there per telegraph from Copenhagen, e l a t es that the embargoed vessel Her mans, from Liverpool for Stettin, would be released, with permission to proceed to a non- blockaded port. Stettin., April 25.—1 n a telegram from Copenhagen it is stated that there is every chance of the Hermana being released. TIIE LARGEST BLOCK OP GRANITE EVER CUT IN CORN wILL, weighing more than 40 tons, was drawn by 50 horses to the Penrghu railway station on Wednesday, and is intended for conveyance to Strathfieldeaye, where it will form portion of a monument to be erected to the memory of the late Duke of Wellington by the pre vent Dulz. THE DANISH MINISTER, M. QUAADE, who represents Denmark at the Conference, has had interviews with Lord Derby, as well as with the Goveruzeat. lITST. OCTi _ • t r , „ 0 •